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A fatal error in a program automatically triggers a core dump, and by extension the phrase "to dump core" has come to mean, in many cases, any fatal error. A core dump is often a useful tool for a programmer seeking to isolate and identify an error in an application/service. You can delete these files in your /var/log if you want, unless you wish to logrotate them for future diagnosis.

Andy Reed
CCNA, RHCE, and Ubuntu TechnologistServerTune.com

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